Monument to the Executive

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The monument to the executive, behind it Heldenplatz and Hofburg

The executive memorial is a memorial to the executive officers killed on duty and is located next to the outer castle gate in Vienna's 1st district, Inner City . It was given its intended purpose in 2002 by Federal President Thomas Klestil .

history

The erection of the monument was initiated in 2000 at the instigation of the Safe Austria Board of Trustees, chaired by Michael Sika . Originally, locations at Vienna's Central Cemetery and Minoritenplatz were also under discussion.

The monument

The design of the monument comes from Florian Schaumberger . In front of it there is an inscription in the ground: " Victims in fulfillment of duty. Dedicated to the police officers and gendarmes killed on duty. "

Web links

Commons : Monument to the Executive  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. schaumberger.net - page of the designer about the monument

Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 21.4 "  N , 16 ° 21 ′ 44.7"  E